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The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is among the last wild Atlantic salmon frontiers in North America. Newfoundland and Labrador possesses over 60 per cent of North American salmon rivers. We believe that the long-term socioeconomic value of recreational and First Nations’ food and ceremonial salmon fisheries are being overlooked. The recreational fishery contributes over $27 million to the province per year. Considering the Atlantic salmon is an economic driver and a symbolic icon of Newfoundland and Labrador culture, it would be imprudent to approve any aquaculture development without thorough regulatory and scientific review.,, In addition to the direct effect of genetic contamination, sea cage aquaculture also poses an unacceptable risk of disease transmission to wild fish migrating in the vicinity of cage sites. We believe that the proponent of this project has merely paid lip service to the real, impending ecological consequences of this development. Read the letter here 10:25

NILS STOLPE: The New England groundfish debacle (Part IV): Is cutting back harvest really the answer?

While it’s a fact that’s hardly ever acknowledged, the assumption in fisheries management is that if the population of a stock of fish isn’t at some arbitrary level, it’s because of too much fishing. Hence the term “overfished.” Hence the mandated knee jerk reaction of the fisheries managers to not enough fish; cut back on fishing. What of other factors? They don’t count. It’s all about fishing, because fishing is all that the managers can control; it’s their Maslow’s Hammer. When it comes to the oceans it seems as if it’s about all that the industry connected mega-foundations that support the anti-fishing ENGOs with hundreds of millions of dollars a year in “donations” are interested in controlling. Read the article here

The Scientific and Statistical Committee, a group of renowned fishery scientists who advise the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, concluded its two-day meeting in Honolulu Read More »

Voluntary dockside exams are free. The Coast Guard has an online vessel-specific checklist generator at www.fishsafe.info. Vessel operators can print out a list of all safety requirements. Contact Read More »